How to Swear

Hardback

Main Details

Title How to Swear
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Stephen Wildish
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:192
Dimensions(mm): Height 205,Width 137
Category/GenreSlang and dialect humour
ISBN/Barcode 9781785036415
ClassificationsDewey:394
Audience
General
Tertiary Education (US: College)
Professional & Vocational

Publishing Details

Publisher Ebury Publishing
Imprint Ebury Press
NZ Release Date 8 February 2023
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

Know your shit, or know you're shit - the essential swearing guide. Grasping how to swear is a crucial skill to any English-speaker, but it can be a tricky business. Owing to the rich and complex history of swearing, a single word can have a host of different meanings - from expressing surprise, excitement, anger, celebration, disgust or simply that you're fucked off. If you don't get it right, you could really be in the shit. How to Swear, by graphic artist and swearing-connoisseur Stephen Wildish, uses all manner of charts and flow diagrams to teach you all you need to know, including- the building blocks of an effective insult; the adverbial uses of various types of animal excrement (horseshit, apeshit etc); and the different parts of speech a swear word can fulfil- 'Fucking fuck, the fucking fucker's fucked'. This charming (and rude) book will take you right to the heart of the wondrous world of swearing, with a lot of laughs on the way.

Author Biography

Stephen Wildish is a graphic designer specialising in illustration and infographics. He is the author of How to Swear, How to Adult and How to Vegan, and lives in Marlborough.